The quick 'own words' formula is: locate & ____________

The full 'own words' formula is:

• 1. Find the correct lines
  2. Check how many words there are
  3. Copy the words
  4. Check the marks
• 1. Find the answer
  2. Check the answer
  3. Re-write the answer
  4. Check the answer
• 1. Find the correct lines
  2. Check the number of marks
  3. Re-write in your own words
  4. Check you haven’t copied key words from the passage
• "Help Mum, I don't know!"

One of the problems for puppies is that, like adult dogs, they must do their business outdoors or prepare for punishment from their owner.

Q. In your own words, explain what problem puppies face. (1 mark)

• must chase cats outside

• have to bark quietly

• fleas, so many fleas

• must do the toilet outside

"This is the best part of roller coasters, I always think: the first few seconds when the angle of the world suddenly becomes acute and you do that long climb to the top."

Q. In your own words explain why the author thinks the first few seconds is the best part of roller coasters. (2 marks)

• It becomes steep

• you slowly go up

• it becomes cute

• you do a long climb to the top

How confident do you feel about 'own words' questions?

• 100% confident, I know them better than I know my family.

• pretty confident, I think avout 80% of the time I'll get them correct.

• I'm still not sure.

• I don't get it...what year is this? Who's the president?

What is the hardest thing about own 'words' questions?

What is the easiest thing about own 'words' questions?

Launched in 1998, Rollercoaster Rita was a remarkable breakthrough in roller coasters at the time. Instead of the traditional up and down – the mad railway – this was a vertical drop.

Q. In your own words explain what made Rita “a remarkable breakthrough” (2 marks)

• Instead of up and down it was a vertical drop

• Instead of moving in the usual way this was like a dive to the bottom

• Instead of down and up it was straight

• It was called Rita and was the first woman to ever become a rollercoaster

"If you get in the front row, squint your eyes and spread out your arms and legs, you get the extraordinary feeling of skimming the earth without any apparent means of support."

Q. In your own words, explain what the 'extraordinary feeling' is when on a rollercoaster.

"I vote for Th13 teen as the best roller coaster because, of all the rides we’ve experienced on this day-trip to Britain’s most famous theme park, it’s the one with the twist" (1 mark)

Q. In your own words, explain what makes Th13 the best rollercoaster. (1 mark)